Sam Gash is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Gash in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Gash's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

FBBUF#33ACT

Sam Gash

2× Pro BowlTop 37% all-time RBsHigh-End Starter⭐ Shooting Star · 2003

Height6'0"

Weight242 lb

BornMar 7, 1969

Age57

CollegePenn State See College Stats

Rookie yr1992

Draft1992 · Rd 8, Pick 205 · NE

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality running back with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 27 · #2807 · Role Player

Worth 27 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 61% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +3.9 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

7 cleared

2 replaced

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+3.9

Avg surplus

peak +6

7 seasons × ~3.9 surplus ≈ VORP 27

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

4 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Rushing								Receiving									Defense													Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1992	—	NE	15	—	5	7	1	1.4	20.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	—	NE	15	—	48	149	1	3.1	2.1	—	—	—	—	14	93	0	—	6.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	—	NE	13	—	30	86	0	2.9	0.0	—	—	—	—	9	61	0	—	6.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	NE	15	—	8	24	0	3.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	26	242	1	—	9.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	NE	14	—	8	15	0	1.9	0.0	—	—	—	—	33	276	2	—	8.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	NE	16	—	6	10	0	1.7	0.0	—	—	—	—	22	154	3	—	7.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	BUF	16	—	11	32	0	2.9	0.0	—	—	—	—	19	165	3	—	8.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	BUF	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	28	19	156	2	67.9%	8.2	5.6	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.7	0	0
2000	—	BAL	5	—	2	2	0	1.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	11	6	30	1	54.5%	5.0	2.7	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.7	-5.9	0	0
2001	—	BAL	10	—	2	-1	0	-0.5	0.0	0	0.0	0	14	9	80	1	64.3%	8.9	5.7	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	CLE	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1.4	-3.2	0	0
2003	—	BUF	9	—	1	3	0	3.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	11	11	83	0	100.0%	7.5	7.5	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.1	5.7	0	0
Career		—	143	—	121	327	2	2.7	1.7	0	0.0	0	64	168	1,340	13	262.5%	8.0	20.9	—	18	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	-2.1	1.2	0	0

Career EPA-0.9·-2 rushing · 1 receiving·-0.2/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1992	23	NE	15	—	5	7	1	1.4	20.0	—	—	—	7.2
1993	24	NE	15	—	48	149	1	3.1	2.1	—	—	—	7.3
1994	25	NE	13	—	30	86	0	2.9	0.0	—	—	—	5.7
1995	26	NE	15	—	8	24	0	3.0	0.0	—	—	—	9.2
1996	27	NE	14	—	8	15	0	1.9	0.0	—	—	—	9.8
1997	28	NE	16	—	6	10	0	1.7	0.0	—	—	—	11.1
1998	29	BUF	16	—	11	32	0	2.9	0.0	—	—	—	11.4
2000	31	BAL	5	—	2	2	0	1.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	2.8
2001	32	BAL	10	—	2	-1	0	-0.5	0.0	0	0.0	0	5.1
2003	34	BUF	9	—	1	3	0	3.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	3.8
Career			128		121	327	2	2.7	—	0	—	0	86

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1993	24	NE	15	—	—	14	93	0	—	6.6	—	—	—
1994	25	NE	13	—	—	9	61	0	—	6.8	—	—	—
1995	26	NE	15	—	—	26	242	1	—	9.3	—	—	—
1996	27	NE	14	—	—	33	276	2	—	8.4	—	—	—
1997	28	NE	16	—	—	22	154	3	—	7.0	—	—	—
1998	29	BUF	16	—	—	19	165	3	—	8.7	—	—	—
1999	30	BUF	13	—	28	19	156	2	67.9%	8.2	5.6	—	9
2000	31	BAL	5	—	11	6	30	1	54.5%	5.0	2.7	—	1
2001	32	BAL	10	—	14	9	80	1	64.3%	8.9	5.7	—	3
2003	34	BUF	9	—	11	11	83	0	100.0%	7.5	7.5	—	5
Career			126		64	168	1,340	13	262.5%	8.0	20.9	—	18

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	30	—	—	—	—	—	4.7
2000	31	—	—	—	—	-0.7	-5.9
2001	32	—	—	—	—	-1.4	-3.2
2003	34	—	—	—	—	-0.1	5.7
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 53 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 53 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 9 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 53.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 53· confidence 96%

What builds the career mark of 52

On-field 34.4

Availability 17.6

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)

1992bestavg 492003

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 11% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

11% of the all-time Receptions leader11

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-0.23 EPA/season over 4 seasons50

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 92%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average RBs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Postseason Career

5 playoff games

Rushing

Att1

Receiving

Tgt7Rec3Yds26Ctch%42.9%Y/R8.7Y/Tgt3.71D1

Defense

Tkl1Ast1

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA-0.7Rec EPA-0.7

College Stats

Penn StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Penn State), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

1992 Draft Class· this player went #205

#180Corey WidmerMLB #188Scottie GrahamRB #191Dave MooreTE #195Kurt SchulzFS #197Jason BelserFS #200Anthony McDowellFB #202Eric BlountWR #203Darren PerryFS #211Kent GrahamQB #212Ronald HumphreyRB #216Derrick MooreRB #220Bucky RichardsonQB #221Willie ClayFS #226Ostell MilesRB #227Brad JohnsonQB #228T.J. RubleyQB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Sam inherited the Buffalo Bills RB room from Jonathan Linton (1998–2000), and handed it to Sammy Morris (2000–2003).

Joe Cribbs 1980–1985Robb Riddick 1981–1988Booker Moore 1982–1985Greg Bell 1984–1987Ronnie Harmon 1986–1989Jamie Mueller

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2003team change
Joined BUF (from BAL)
2003final season
Last recorded season with BUF
2000team change
Joined BAL (from BUF)
1998team change
Joined BUF (from NE)
1992draft
Drafted by NE — Round 8, Pick 205

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 242 lb

Frame

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 9-season peers. See all →

peak 56

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

C+1992

C+1993

C+1994

C+1995

C+1996

C+1997

C+1998

F2000

C2003

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.

80%

Era Translator

Rush Yds translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual Rush Yds	Rush Yds/G	→ 2025 Rush Yds	→ 2025 /G
1992	7	0.5	196+189	11.5
1993	149	9.9	420+271	24.7
1994	86	6.6	380+294	22.3
1995	24	1.6	299+275	17.6
1996	15	1.1	327+312	19.3
1997	10	0.6	287+277	16.9
1998	32	2	296+264	17.4
2000	2	0.4	239+237	14.1
2003	3	0.3	140+137	8.2

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

27 career value over replacement — #2807 all-time of 4,642. 3/season above a replacement-level RB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #205 (Rd 8) · NE · 1992 · +28.6 vs expected KV-H

53actual

24.4 expected · Δ+28.6

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1992 Draft Class· this player went #205

Franchise Succession

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Era Translator

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